Mark your calendars for the 2010 High School Journalism Institute. Sponsored by Indiana University’s School of Journalism, the institute is designed for high school students who have accepted a position in high school media or for those interested in learning about journalism prior to their senior year.
Participants will examine the role of the media, analyze their own and other student publications, and develop the skills needed to produce quality publications. Faculty members from Indiana and around the country will guide study during this, the 64th consecutive journalism institute.
Students also will contribute material to HSJI.org, a Web site to showcase work and blog about events during the workshops. Participants also will take part in Lunch with a Pro sessions. Media professionals from all areas of journalism — broadcast, design, public relations, reporting and photography — will visit the second and third days of each session to have lunch with students and answer questions about work and careers.
To get started, see instructions below to obtain a registration form. Postmark deadline is June 4, 2010.
Students also will contribute material to HSJI.org, a Web site to showcase work and blog about events during the workshops. Participants also will take part in Lunch with a Pro sessions. Media professionals from all areas of journalism — broadcast, design, public relations, reporting and photography — will visit the second and third days of each session to have lunch with students and answer questions about work and careers.
To get started, see instructions below to obtain a registration form. Postmark deadline is June 4, 2010.
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Business/Advertising Online Journalism Housing Typical Daily Schedule |
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For those who want to work on a school community television news program, this limited enrollment workshop will cover the basics of camera operation, TV news assignments, story editing and final packaging of stories.
Yearbook
July 5-9, July 11-15, July 17-21
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Editors and staffers who enroll in one of the yearbook workshops will study theme development, copy preparation, editing, design and photography. Armed with specific plans for the 2011 yearbook, they prepare for their leadership roles. Students will immerse themselves in working with printers, developing advertising and business practices, and understanding legal and ethical issues as applied to successful yearbooking. Sessions are personal, challenging and demanding. Much instruction is one-to-one.
For which lab should I register?
- Editors-in-chief: for those who will be editors or co-editors
- Section Editors: for student life, academics, sports, activities, people, organizations and other section leaders
- Staff Members: for newcomers to yearbook staff
- Desktop Design: computer lab used for page design using InDesign, emphasis on fundamentals and advanced techniques of both computing and layout
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Student journalists will examine the role of the media, develop both a sense of news and news judgment, and practice their own writing, decision-making and editing skills. Participants will learn to edit the work of others, develop principles of layout and design and study staff management skills. Other topics covered include organizing effective news beats, generating story ideas, developing good staff relationships and organization, creating advertising approaches and learning legal and ethical issues.
For which lab should I register?
- Editors-in-chief: for experienced journalists who will be editor or managing editor
- Section/Page Editors: for news, opinion and assistant editors
- Basic Reporting: for newcomers to journalism, fundamentals of news
- Desktop Design: computer lab used for page design using InDesign, emphasis on fundamentals and advanced techniques of both computing and layout
- Feature Writing/Editing: must have at least one semester of journalism, feature editors welcome
- Sports: sports reporting, writing and editing for newspaper and yearbook staff members
- Opinion Writing/Editing: will cover judgments made in selecting editorial topics, researching editorials and columns, writing opinion pieces of various kinds and setting up policies for the op/ed pages.
Advertising and business managers of both yearbooks and newspapers may learn the latest techniques in setting up advertising campaigns, creating great ads and managing the business side of publications.
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July 5-9, July 11-15, July 17-21
Both beginning and advanced photographers will find any of these one-week workshops to their liking. While emphasis is on photographic technique, students also study journalistic principles and digital editing fundamentals, including scanning and computer editing (using Photoshop). It is highly recommended that photographers bring a digital camera with manual override. If one is not available, a point and shoot-type digital camera will be fine. For publication quality, cameras should be at least three megapixels.
The online journalism section will give participants hands-on experiences in designing and producing Web-based high school publications. Conceptual topics will include the nature and implications of the Web as a medium, repurposing print stories, usability, site architecture, administrative concerns and support. Participants will produce a high school publication for the Web as part of their experience. Participants will use Dreamweaver and Photoshop software.
Scholarships and Awards
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Housing
Women and men will use separate quads of Teter Residence Hall. This fully air-conditioned dorm is near the center of campus and within a short walk of most HSJI large- and small-group sessions. All rooms are doubles, and roommate requests will be accepted if both registrations and payments are sent together.
Meals
Just like IU students who live in Teter during the school year, HSJI students will use prepaid debit cards. To give flexibility, you may choose one of two options: the $40 debit card (recommended for those in yearbook, photography, desktop, TV news, online journalism and business advertising) or the $80 debit card. If you choose the $40 plan, you should bring extra money to purchase some meals at on-campus and nearby off-campus locations. If you select the $80 plan, you should plan to eat most of your meals at campus dining facilities, but bring a little extra cash in case you run short. Campus-run food courts accept both cash and debit cards. No refunds are available for unspent debit card balances. Be sure you select which plan you’d like on the registration form.
Workshop Fees
Tuition, residence hall room and most supplies cost $295 for the five day session. Add to that your choice of the $40 or $80 meal debit card. Commuter fees for local students living at home are $250 for each five day session. Between session stayovers are $50, which includes residence hall room, supervision by workshop staff and some recreational opportunities.
Typical Daily Schedule
While no two days are alike, they are designed to give you the best journalistic experience you can have while at IU.Typical Day
- Day 1
- Noon to 2:30 p.m.: Check in at Teter Center
- 3-5 p.m.: Instructional sessions
- 5-7 p.m.: Tour of instructional areas, dinner with floormates and counselors
- 7-9:30 p.m.: Instructional sessions and residence hall orientation
- 11:30 p.m.: Lights out
- Days 2-4
- 8:30-11:30 a.m.: Large and small group sessions
- 1:30-4 p.m.: Large and small group sessions
- 4-5:30 p.m.: Recreational programs led by counselors
- 7-9 p.m.: Learning sessions, one-on-one meetings with instructors
- Day 5
- 8:30-10:30 a.m.: Large and small group sessions
- 11 a.m. to noon: Awards ceremony (friends and family welcome)
- Noon: Check out and workshop departure
High School Journalism Institute Registration Form
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All materials are in the 2010 HSJI Workshops booklet, available in January 2010.
You may request materials from HSJI by contacting Linda J. Johnson, School of Journalism, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, (812) 855-0895 or e-mail her.
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You may request materials from HSJI by contacting Linda J. Johnson, School of Journalism, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, (812) 855-0895 or e-mail her.
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